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. 2022 Jan;10(1):e5-e6.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00548-8. Epub 2021 Dec 11.

Tolerability and impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in elite athletes

James H Hull  1 , Moses Wootten  2 , Craig Ranson  2
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Tolerability and impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in elite athletes

James H Hull et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2022 Jan.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

We declare no competing interests. We thank the athletes for their contribution to data collection and to the EIS Athlete Health, and Performance Data teams for developing the tracking app.

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Prevalence and duration of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine side-effects in athletes and effect on sporting participation (A) Prevalence and duration of Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine tozinameran (BNT162b2) side-effects in an elite international athlete cohort. (B) Severity and duration of training restrictions due to vaccine side-effects. The width of each shape indicates the number of athletes at that duration.
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Comment in

  • Vaccination in the world's top athletes.
    Burki TK. Burki TK. Lancet Respir Med. 2022 Mar;10(3):e33. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00022-4. Epub 2022 Jan 25. Lancet Respir Med. 2022. PMID: 35090618 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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  • COVID-19 vaccination in athletes: ready, set, go….
    Hull JH, Schwellnus MP, Pyne DB, Shah A. Hull JH, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 May;9(5):455-456. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00082-5. Epub 2021 Feb 5. Lancet Respir Med. 2021. PMID: 33556316 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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